John Grohol’s article “FOMO Addiction: The Fear of Missing Out” describes this psychological idea that many of us feel as if we are missing out when we don’t have access to technology. It also discusses the idea that because we put on this perfect act on our profiles, there is this fake side that is…
Farhad Manjoo’s article “Tech’s Frightful Five: They’ve Got Us” touches upon the idea that much of the technology we use today is controlled by 5 major companies. Not everyone’s may be the same 5 companies, but we are controlled by some 5. Manjoo suggest that Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet are those companies for himself.…
When first seeing this assignment I thought that I would already know what was on the internet about me. As a curious kid, I had looked up my name on the internet a few times before. I expected to see pictures and articles about the bronze project I did for girls scouts in fifth grade…
As I was throwing tissue paper and tearing off wrapping paper, my little third grader brain was not ready for the gift I was about to receive, an original iPod. Now today when you think of an iPod, you think of an iPhone that needs wifi to work. The iPod that I got is so…
Even though “As We May Think” was written over 70 years ago, the author, Bush, makes some really good points about machines and technology. He mentions ideas of the benefits science has brought to society and looks at the ways information is passed to others though technology. Bush (1945) also states that technology finds a…
Entering this course, I am expecting to learn about the “behind the scenes” of the web. This includes where our posts, searches, emails, etc. are all stored, what benefits come from others keeping our information, and who looks at our data. Throughout this course I expect my perspective on my use of technology to grow…
